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Because the strong don't need others' approval!
Just as Kawasaki had predicted.
The security situation in Konoha has been rather poor these past few days.
There were no major conflicts, and petty theft went unchecked.
Fortunately, the Third Hokage had the Anbu keep an eye on things, otherwise, things could have really gotten out of hand.
There were no more complaints from the guards, but people were still asking about it every day.
When can we send new recruits? But the Uchiha clan doesn't have anyone they can send out.
There was nothing the merchants could do but complain to the Naruto.
Although not everyone gets to see the Hokage.
But these villagers have lived in Konoha for so long that they are all related to each other to some extent. With so many people, their opinions naturally reached the third generation.
The third generation had no choice but to urge the Hyuga clan to take over as soon as possible.
Urged on by the Third Hokage, the Hyuga clan arrived two days earlier, and on the sixth day, the guards in various locations finally arrived at their posts.
However, their team composition was somewhat less complete than that of the Uchiha.
The Hyuga clan has the Byakugan for observation and the Gentle Fist for sealing chakra, making them decent members of the security force.
Sure enough, the security situation improved immediately after the Hyuga clan took over.
The guard was in charge of Hyuga Hizashi, and the guard was entirely composed of members of the Hyuga branch family.
Having learned from the Uchiha's mistakes, Hizashi ordered all Hyuga guards to enforce the law gently and to prevent villagers from filing complaints.
The Hyuga branch family members were already fighting on the front lines, and they even had the Caged Bird symbol carved on their foreheads.
Although he comes from the Hyuga region, he is very approachable and down-to-earth.
Therefore, most disputes among residents are resolved through persuasion.
The residents praised the Hyuga family for being so approachable.
"The Hyuga family is really reliable."
"Much gentler than the Uchiha clan."
"The Hyuga family should have been given a bodyguard a long time ago."
...
Kawasaki and Itachi walked down the street. Itachi had already resigned from his position in the Anbu from the Third Hokage.
Kawasaki wanted to spend more time with Itachi, since Itachi would be a powerful fighter in the future, but his illness needed to be addressed.
Fugaku also encouraged Itachi to spend more time with Kawasaki, and Itachi greatly admired Kawasaki's wisdom.
Both of them wanted to see how the villagers would react after the Uchiha slowly withdrew from the guard team.
"Itachi, what do you think our clan needs most?"
As Kawasaki chatted with Itachi, he looked around at the streets of Konoha. It was called a village, but it was quite large.
Judging from the bustling streets, the permanent population must be at least several hundred thousand. No wonder the Uchiha clan always wanted to seize power.
Unfortunately, the future changes in the ninja world are beyond the control of these hundreds of thousands of ordinary people.
After all, Konoha lacks high-end combat power, and its glory is only superficial.
The long-standing oppressive policies have made the Hokage lineage completely distrustful of the Uchiha.
Forget about becoming Hokage, they didn't even leave the Uchiha a position as an advisor or elder.
No wonder the Uchiha clan had so much discontent.
The more the Hokage lineage refused to relinquish power, the tighter the Uchiha guards became. During the Nine-Tails incident, it was clearly the higher-ups who prevented the Uchiha from participating in the war.
Ultimately, this became a pretext for the villagers' suspicions.
It's hard to say whether this shift in public opinion is orchestrated by the Hokage faction; it's just unknown whether the mastermind is Danzo or the Third Hokage.
Itachi thought about it seriously: "Vice Clan Leader, I think it's a sense of belonging."
Kawasaki waved his hand: "Just call me senpai."
As for a sense of belonging, how many Jonin has our Uchiha clan produced? And how many can the entire Hidden Leaf Village even count?
In Konoha, there are only about two hundred officially registered Jonin.
A Jonin can usually lead three to five four-person squads, and even more during wartime, so the Jonin's role is very important.
However, even a Jonin from the Uchiha clan can only serve as a squad leader within the security force.
There are over thirty such Jonin group leaders in the security force.
"We Uchiha have more Jonin than other ninja clans, but we're all stuck in this little world of the security force."
"If you stay in the security force, the Uchiha will never gain true recognition. Every day is just dealing with trivial matters, slowly wearing down their spirit."
"We Uchiha are strong enough on our own, why do we need the recognition of others?"
Chapter 12 How dare you cause trouble in Konoha!
After listening to Kawasaki's words, Itachi nodded as if he understood.
"I've heard that the Hyuga clan is doing a good job with very few complaints. What do you think, senior?"
Itachi thought for a moment and looked towards the street.
Hearing Itachi address him as "senpai" made Kawasaki feel much better.
Kawasaki always felt awkward about the title of deputy clan chief that Fugaku had given him on a whim.
Kawasaki followed his gaze.
There were two Hyuga clan security guards over there, busy mediating a dispute.
After a while.
"Few complaints?"
He raised the corner of his mouth: "Working in the security force is no easy task."
Sure enough, the dispute there escalated.
The two people being mediated raised their voices: "Who do you think you are, minding my business? My wife is from the mountain tribe."
"So what if I'm from a mountain clan? My surname is Shimura, understand? I am a member of the clan of Advisor Elder Shimura Danzo..."
The two Hyuga family members were caught in the middle, torn between two options: to grab them or not to grab them.
"Sir, you were clearly in the wrong first; the other person was just defending themselves."
Hinata Aikawa continued to patiently explain.
After all, the Japanese officer had instructed them not to take action to arrest people unless the situation was serious.
"You're just a member of the Hyuga branch family, a mere watchdog, yet you dare to tell me what to do?"
The man was drunk and punched and kicked Hyuga Ayakawa, who was restraining him, while uttering extremely sarcastic remarks.
Hyuga Ayakawa's face darkened. This was a sore spot, the biggest taboo for someone who had split up the family.
So he flicked his fingers together, and the two fingers struck the drunkard all over his body.
The drunk man was struck on a pressure point and instantly collapsed to the ground, his face hitting the ground, blood streaming from his nose. He cried out, "You've abused your power! I'm going to file a complaint against you!"
Hinata Hechuan's face turned pale as he watched the villagers around him pointing and whispering.
Quickly grab your teammates and take the drunk man away.
Uchiha Itachi watched this scene from the side and felt a sense of déjà vu.
Because he often saw Shisui encounter such situations, and Shisui always chose to take the initiative to apologize and make peace.
This caused some people in the family to have reservations about Shisui.
Most of the merchants here are related to large families.
Every time there's a conflict, he uses his background to threaten her.
Therefore, the Uchiha clan is often caught in the middle, facing a dilemma.
They had no choice but to try to smooth things over, but many Uchiha people are prone to emotional outbursts.
Trying to smooth things over won't work; if you can't agree on something, just start doing it.
Now that these matters have been handed over to the Hyuga clan, it seems the Hyuga clan isn't doing much better than the Uchiha clan.
Itachi admired Kawasaki even more.
Kawasaki saw Itachi's expression and smiled slightly.
Many Uchiha have encountered this kind of thing, but the Uchiha never tolerate these kinds of people.
The Uchiha clan is arrogant and disdains hypocrisy; they always enforce the law fairly, arresting those who should be arrested and imprisoning those who should be imprisoned.
Over the years, the Uchiha clan has become accustomed to this way of doing things.
This was precisely Tobirama's design: if you want to enforce the law impartially, you will inevitably offend the ninja clan.
Having offended the ninja clan, he naturally wouldn't receive any votes of confidence in the Hokage election.
Therefore, the Uchiha clan could never become Hokage.
Otherwise, based on Fugaku's achievements in the Third Shinobi World War...
Even if we don't mention becoming Hokage, he shouldn't have failed to even become an advisor or elder.
...
Although the patrol area of the security team has been reassigned.
However, the Hyuga clan is clearly inferior to the Uchiha clan in handling such matters.
At least the Uchiha clan doesn't care whose backer you are; they'll arrest you if they need to and imprison you if they need to.
The Hyuga branch family is too heavily constrained by the main family, limiting their actions and leaving them extremely busy.
At this moment.